The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-09-09
RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL.

RELIGIOUS AND EDUCATIONAL
Tho religious secss IN Rnglaad and
Wales now number $50
Yale University received over
$500. 900 In gifts and requests last year.
DIR. + Craven's Newark congre-
cation recently gave him . purse a
$500 ~ . token Of esteem.
The best teachers are those who
learn seine thing new themselves every
day and are not ashamed to own it
Mary Curran. Of the junior class.
Dickinson College. has won . gold
medal for oratory over all her bass.
voiced competitors.
Gods laws were never designed to
b like cobwebs which catch the little
flies, but suffer the large ones to break
through. -Aatthesc Henry.
The success Of sainthood is the
success attained by struggle and suf-
fering and achieved by faith; success
of honor. of clean hands and pure
heart, of service to man and glory to
God.-Bishop Doane.
How did you begin the daya A
day begun with God is not likely 70
end with the world and the devil. Al
ways begin each day with prayer il
you would not have its sun set in dark
ness.-IndiGnapolis Journal.
We need to learn the lesson that
this life is given us only that we may
attain to eternal life. For lack Of
remembering this, we fix our affections
on the things of this fieeting world.
and when the time comes that we must
quit it we are aghast and terrified
Fuller.
1t is in vain to imagine that the
conception of the Bible which satisfied
men centuries ago will continue I'M
modified in the light of modern pro-
gress and discovery. No vote of an
ecclesiastical assembly will have the
slightest influence upon the final
verdict-Prof Fisher.
The late Assembly Of the Free
Church of Scotland launched "Jubi-
lee Debt Extinction Scheme" to
pay debts on weak and struggling
churches. 1t is proposed to raise So.
600 for this purpose. and already the
one-fifth of this sum has been sub
scribed.-United Presbyterian.
OF the total 405 graduates from
Franklin College. New Athens, there
have been 251 ministers Of the gospel.
8 United States Senators, 2 Governors,
% Legislators. Z judges, 9 college pres
idents and so on for distinctions; and
that reliable old institution Is better
equipped now for making great men
than ever before.-Guerssey Times.
The Gospel IN AN Lands, in sum-
ming up a series of articles ON China.
gives some interesting statistics on the
condition of the work in that vast en-
pire. Thirty-eight Protestant societies
have missionaries there. aggregating
in number 925. Of whom more than half
are women. Native helpers, ordained
and unOrtlained. to the number Of l..
4S8. assist in the work. and the COM
municants registered are 2S,5O6. This
summary is brought down to the close
of 1886.
1t is related of President FELTON,, Of
Harvard University. whose deficiency
in the spelling of English was known.
that, coming into the University Press
one morning to revise some of his proof
sheets. he could not help noticing the
many changes that had been made from
the photography of his manuscript in
the printed matter. Though somewhat
taken aback. he did not-he never did
lose his good nature; but looking up
to group of compositors. he said:
'.Never mind, young men; may be
lacking in the vernacular. but al, I
have the advantage over you in GreekT'
Worcester Spy.